Ventilation in bars, casinos doesn't control health risk for hospitality workers
...articles is much higher in the air of smoke-filled bars and casinos than on truck-choked highways and city...egislation. The study, conducted in a casino, six bars and a pool hall in Wilmington, Delaware, is published in the September 2004 Journal of Occupational ...Toxin combo common in fish appears capable of impairing motor skills
...eir abilities to navigate vertical ropes, parallel bars and various speeds of rotating rods. At the end, female pups whose mothers had been exposed to MeHg were slightly impaired on the rope-climbing test, while their male counterparts actually had less hind-limb slips on the parallel bars. Overall, the r...Carbohydrates offer some help in muscle protein synthesis, but not enough for the desired effect
...ce tubing. When using free weights, dumbbells, and bars stacked with weight plates, you are responsible for both lifting the weight and determining and controlling your body position through the range of motion. The body's net muscle protein balance (i.e., the difference between muscle protein synthesis a...Unraveling a protein, researchers uncover mechanics of anti-cancer agent
...on of cancer cells, in effect creating strong jail bars that hold the cancerous inmates from moving freely." "To understand how this is done," Schulten said, "one must know that the extracellular matrix is an intelligent fabric. It connects cells, guides their movements and communication, and acts as glue...Book traces the history and mystery of the Deschutes River
...have left a lasting legacy of rapids, islands, and bars that define much of the character of the modern river. The distribution of fish found in the river is closely tied to its geological setting. Although the book is primarily a scientific monograph, published as part of AGU's Water Science and Applic...Study sheds light on critical relay in visual circuit of the brain
...t eye. Another kind of column forms in response to bars of light presented to the eyes at different orient...h a disrupted subplate could not distinguish light bars of different orientations--whether the lines were vertical, horizontal, or at an angle. This was a c...Edible food wraps can keep kids' sandwiches fresh and the environment cleaner
...eated a snack bar that is 100 percent fruit. Fruit bars normally contain other ingredients besides the fruit, she says. "The 100 percent fruit bar has no sodium, fat or preservatives and has 140 calories. It's just available on the West Coast at this point," according to McHugh. McHugh says the edible wra...The spice of life: Antibody cocktail targets deadly foodborne germs
...that are eaten away from home, especially at salad bars and food bars. The spice could be helpful for travelers to foreign countries in which food-handling practices are suboptimal. It can even be added to beverages, including water and fruit juice, says Sunwoo. At the industrial level, the spice can be ...Supplements that increase the effects of resistance exercise identified
...listhenics. When using free weights, dumbbells and bars stacked with weight plates, users are responsible for both lifting the weight and determining and controlling their body position through the range of motion. Weight machines, on the other hand, dictate the body's movement. Calisthenics, such as chin...Pheromones in male perspiration reduce women's tension, alter hormone response
...much more going on in social settings like singles bars than meets the eye." After the women's exposure to the underarm extract, further testing revealed a shift in blood levels of luteinizing hormone. Levels of this reproductive hormone, produced in pulses by the pituitary gland, typically surge right b...Fast-paced lifestyle helps to erode teens teeth
As quick meals in the form of "nutrition" bars and carbonated beverages help keep teens alert and on schedule between school, extracurricular activities and part-time jobs, today's fast-paced lifestyle threatens to leave a generation with permanent damage to oral and overall health. "Premature l...An unlikely new weapon against a deadly bacteria in oysters: A virus
...fy oysters after harvest but before they reach raw bars and seafood markets and might one day result in a better cure for the disease in people. The work, reported in a November article in the journal Infection and Immunity, is part of a growing trend in research to use bacteria-attacking viruses, or "ph...Chromatin, not proteins, support chromosomes during cell division
...o, associate professor of physics at UIC. "And the bars are just chromatin." The findings will be reported in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences the week of Oct. 28. Marko, who also holds a courtesy appointment in bioengineering, was assisted by Michael Poirier, a fo...Access to healthy foods limited in poor neighborhoods
...such as delicatessens and sandwich shops, and more bars and taverns than wealthy neighborhoods. The location of supermarkets, restaurants and other food sellers has largely been driven by market factors and economic policies, the researchers say. The retail sector has been affected by economic policies th...UI researchers and colleagues identify genetic changes in bacterial biofilms
...lecules are used in disinfectants beer glasses in bars are usually cleaned with a disinfectant containing some type of quaternary ammonium compound. "This pump that is turned on in tobramycin-treated biofilms is already known to be a resistance mechanism for other charged antimicrobials," Greenberg said....School kids as master gardeners
...lorida, youll find the usual set of swings, monkey bars and slides. Youll also find something else, more than 30 raised-bed gardens complete with ripening tomatoes, pole beans, assorted herbs and enough other healthy looking vegetables to make any home gardener envious. Planted and tended by students, sch...Military foods could enhance soldiers' performance by 2025
...d by the food they eat: The report envisions candy bars with specialized nutrients that could elevate body temperatures in cold weather or reduce susceptibility to detection by enemy sensors. "There is a great deal that can be done with foods through biotechnology to enhance a soldier's performance on the...Athletes take note: Not all energy bars built the same
...er compared two popular energy bars and found that one of the bars didn't give the moderate increase in blood sugar known to enhance performance ...Exposures to second-hand smoke lower than believed, ORNL study finds
...ls were 117 and 348 micrograms per cubic meter for bars and restaurants, respectively, while the ORNL study found those levels to be 67 and 135, respectively. While the higher estimates in earlier studies may be explained by the choice of the establishments in which the studies were conducted, another rea......it wasn't socially acceptable for women to go into bars and drink. Certainly they weren't considered 'good girls.' Now it's a lot more acceptable for women to go out and drink like men." Those considered "young" in the study would be almost 50 years old today. Stoltenberg said that even though "it's ...